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    Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

    Game » consists of 5 releases. Released Jul 10, 2008

    Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 is a role-playing game developed and published by Atlus for the PlayStation 2. It is chronologically the fifth installment in the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series. Like its predecessor, its gameplay combines a traditional role-playing game with elements of a social simulation. Its critical and commercial success spawned a sizable media empire, including several spinoff titles.

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    Persona 4 Review

    The game follows the protagonist,Yu Narukami (you can change his name,but that's his default due to the anime and the spin off fighting game) who since his parents are working over seas,is sent to live with his uncle (or his mother's younger brother) in Inaba.During his stay,a string of murders occur in which him and his friends discover "The Midnight Channel" which is a world with the TV (it's a world inside the TV).The Characters develop as the game progresses,you should be able relate to one of these characters (for me it was Kanji Tatsumi).and you will get hit in the feels if you decide to go through the social link of some of these characters.

    The gameplay is a mix between a turn base RPG and a life simulator,inside the Midnight Channel,you go through dungeon crawling sections that represent the person who's shadow is the boss.the game has a turn based battle which most JRPGs have.and out of the TV world,it plays like a life simulator,you gain social links with both main and minor characters,these increase the power of a persona when you fuse personas to make a persona (try saying that three times fast) in the velvet room which can be accessed via doors located in the shopping distract,the midnight channel,and.....that's it there are only two doors.

    in conclusion,this game is a wonderful RPG that I recommend to all RPG lovers,but the game takes a huge amount of time to get through,but it's wonderful story is worth the time and effort.

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